Deputy Director, Standard, Assessment & Quality Assurance at Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA)

Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required:

For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: -

1.  Ten (10) relevant work experience eight (8) of which must have been in management;
2.  Bachelor’s degree (KNQF Level 7 or equivalent) in Education, Economics, statistics, Social Sciences, Science or related field from a recognized university in Kenya;
3.  Master’s Degree (KNQF Level 9)in Curriculum development, quality assurance, assessment and examination, Economics, Statistics, Project Management, Sciences, Social
4. Science, Higher education, Comparative Education or related field from a recognized university in Kenya ;
5.  Doctorate Degree (KNQF Level 10)in Curriculum development, quality assurance, assessment and examination, Economics, Statistics, Project Management, Sciences, Social Science, Higher education, Comparative Education or related field from a recognized university in Kenya is an added advantage;
6.  Professional qualification and membership where applicable;
7.  Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;
8.  Proficiency in computer applications;
9.  Fulfil the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution.

Skills and competencies

• Analytical skills;
• Creative and innovative thinking;
• Resources mobilization;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Leadership skills;
• Negotiation skills;
• Networking and building linkages;
• Conversant with PFM Act

Responsibilities:

Key Duties and Responsibilities;

1.  General administration and coordination of the department;
2.  Advising the authority on the world best practices on CATS
3.  Reviewing regulations, policies and guidelines on assessments, CATs;
4.  Developing and reviewing quality assurance standards;
5.  Recruit and facilitate the training of assessments, CATS and QA peer reviewers;
6.  Coordinating the assessments and determination of CATs;
7.  Liaising with education regulatory bodies, curriculum developers, qualifications awarding bodies and other government ministries and agencies on assessment and credit accumulation and transfer;
8.  Guiding, advising and appraising officers under their supervision;
9.  Benchmarking and developing best practices in assessment, CATs and QA;
10.  Evaluating the application for credits transfer;
11.  Conducting the assessment of application for credit transfer;
12.  Developing and implementing policies, standards and guidelines on assessment, credit accumulation and transfer and quality assurance;
13.  Developing manuals, codes and guidelines on national qualifications;
14.  Developing and maintaining the Kenya Credit Accumulation and Transfer System (KCATS);
15.  Advising and support any person, body or institution which is responsible for the award of national qualifications;
16.  Facilitating linkages, credit transfers and exemptions and a vertical and horizontal mobility at all levels to enable entry, re-entry and exit;